Cross references

Exodus 1:9

“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.

Exodus 1:9 BSB

Exodus 1:9 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 105:24–25 (5 votes) and Ecclesiastes 4:4 (3 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 26 to James 4.

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Which verses does Exodus 1:9 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.

  2. I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

  3. But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. …

  4. So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time, he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.

  5. A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.

  6. Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

  7. Titus 3:32 votes

    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

  8. Job 5:21 vote

    For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

  9. James 4:51 vote

    Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

Which verses point to Exodus 1:9?

The 10 strongest of 12.